There have been multiple fatalities and injuries after an explosion on the underground subway system in the Russian city of St. Petersburg.
Andrei Kibitov, spokesman for the St. Petersburg governor, told Russian television that at least 10 people had been killed and nearly 50 others were injured in the explosion, the Associated Press reported. Veronika Skvortsova, Russia's head of the Ministry of Health, also said 10 were killed in the blast, with many of the 47 people injured in the explosion taken to area hospitals. She added that six were in critical condition. BuzzFeed News couldn't verify those numbers and they are likely to change.
A spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee, the primary domestic investigating body in Russia, said the explosion qualifies as a potential terrorist attack. The spokesperson, Svetlana Petrenko, added that they are looking into "other lines of inquiry."
The explosion occurred around the Technological Institute and Sennaya Ploshchad stations at about 3pm on Monday, according to multiple reports by Russian state media.
Later in the afternoon, the anti-terrorism committee said it had found and deactivated a second bomb that contained shrapnel at Vosstaniya Square station, another St. Petersburg subway stop, AP reported.
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